2. Noun. (plural of divvie) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of divvy) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Divvies
1. divvy [v] - See also: divvy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Divvies
Literary usage of Divvies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Place Names in Strathbogie: With Notes Historical, Antiquarian, and Descriptive by James Macdonald (1891)
"The burn is known as the Burn of Drumblade, but Macfarlane calls it the ‘divvies.'
Three farms occupy the point of land at the junction of the ..."
2. "How Much is in It?" Solid for Cash. How the Bosses of Both Parties Divide (1881)
"Contracts, contracts, divvies, divvies; and the same set of men turned up
everywhere, mixing politics and business in the most facile manner. ..."
3. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"And is it thrue now,' said Mr. Macshane, when we were alone— ' is it thrue now,
all these divvies have been saying ?' " ' Ensign,' says I, ' you're a man of ..."
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